Dinner 10 - Not mine but fantastic!

It had been a long day.  I was tired; didnt eat lunch; tsk tsk. I know.  Julien needed to head on to the bank, but as we were driving down the street, BAM!  Cannot go any further - it was a street fair!  All the local shops had out tents and were selling stuff at great prices.  So, we drove a few streets over, parked the car, and walked to the bank.  I guess good or bad Ive gone high tech and do my business stuff online never needing to head to the bank.  Well, the line was long, and took us about 40 min to get through.  Finally finished, we walked through the various little tents put out by the local business on the street.  Bras for $3... shoes for $2-20.  Shirts for $10.  Electronics for various prices.  I felt like I was back home in Michigan hitting up the little street fairs.  We stopped by the pet shop where we bought Murph a few chew toys - we HOPE he wont tear apart in one hour - and saw the cute puppies they had.  Those that know me know I hate pet shops for the shear fact many of the pups come from puppy mills....... but I will admit that the little ones are still adorable to see!  Julien is obsessed with pugs and he looked like a little kid in a candy store for about 2 min.  Then we left, tired, crabby and definitely hungry!  The heat wave wasnt helping us either.  90F even with the sun set and rain eminent... I felt like I was in Florida in the dead of summer.... :/

But, we stayed troopers.  After debating for a few minutes if I would cook or what we should do..... Julien finally told me we should just eat here and enjoy ourselves. So that's what we did. As we set ourselves on a mission of finding an affordable, cute place to eat, I remembered a tiny little restaurant full of people I had passed earlier on that week.  Some little Mexican place with a blue front.  So, Julien of course was like... "If you thought it looked interesting, then were going there. Anything you want!"  So, we walked on down in the muggy heat to find the little place callled, "Hecho en Mexico". 

OMG what a totaly surprise!  First impressions were, cute, but doesn't have air conditioning!  Their menu is written in chalk on a chalkboard and the place looked super tiny, but a waiter led us back to the terrace area which changed everything!  We sat down with the sun already set, and the waiter turned on the strings of lantern lights and candles.  We sat there chowing down on chips and salsa while we waited on the food we ordered - me the chorizo tacos($13), Julien the chicken enchiladas($12). 

When they came, not only were we impressed by the artistry/presentation of the mexican classics, but also by the fresh ingredients and smells we got.  To be honest, it tasted better than any mexican I have ever had in Mexican Village of Detroit - THATS hard to beat.  My tacos were so cute.  they had laid out  taco shells (freshly made) on the bottom of the plate, and had created a "souffle" style mound of the chorizo, cheese, beans in the middle.  One bite, and I was hooked. 

I looked over at Julien's plate - nice looking enchiladas with a salsa verde, dabs of sour cream, and again, great plating.  He took one bite, and I knew he would enjoy that dish.  I later grabbed a bite and agreed they were really great.  So, we left happy, satisfied, and with a new hang out place/place for dinner.  They serve awesome looking margaritas and sangria, so we want to go back and try them again!

In all, I may not have cooked, but was happier for it as I found a wonderful local place that is on my top restaurants in Montreal/Verdun!